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Ship 3 DIV 246 - Which address? I'm in a panic....

I received a letter from my son today finally! It was the best piece of mail I think I have ever received. I'm in a panic though because when I got his form letter I was given the address:

SR Last Name, First Name, MI

Ship 03 DIV 246

Recruit Training Command

3600 Ohio Street

Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156

In Timmothy's letter he said he won't get mail unless I write the address EXACTLY as he wrote it on the envelope. The address is a little different!

SR, Last Name, Frist Name, MI

Ship 03, USS Hopper Division 246

3600 Ohio Street

Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156

Will he still get all the mail we have been writing at the first address? Do I use the address I was given on the form letter or the one from his envelope? I'm so confused and like I said, panicking now thinking he won't get mail. Can someone from Div 246 see what the address your SR has put on their letter to you?

Tina

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 28, 2012 at 8:43pm: It's basically the same...the USS Hopper is the Name of the Real Ship that "Ship 03" on RTC is named after. So all that is different is RTC is left off anf the Ship Name is added in...go ahead and write it that way if that is what he said. Really...you don't need the Ship Name or the Recruit Training Command. He should get the mail you have sent.

Comment by ebigirl on June 29, 2012 at 2:11am: I addressed my letters as above without the USS Hopper, just Ship 03, Division 246. My son received everything mailed to him. Don't worry, he'll get his mail. :-)

Comment by Ship11_Trevors Mom on July 4, 2012 at 5:21am: I address mine as what my son wrote in the corner of his envelope..and he has the zipcode different on it, but so far he has been getting the letters. Not sure how..but im gonna have to ask him about it. Maybe this next letter i get this week he will tell me if i'm writing it wrong, even though he is getting my letters..lol. U don't need the Recruit Training Command on the letter.